2026 Articles
The Citizen’s United v FEC decision by the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to campaign spending by deep-pocket anonymous donors. The following articles and reports portray the aftermath of this decision:
October 6, 2026: How Big Money Ruined America’s Campaign Finance System — and How We Can Fix It Reform Compass
October 6, 2026: The ranked choice voting “confusion myth” Democracy SOS
September 16, 2026: Deep in Trump country, a revolt against corporate money could reshape political spending Reuters
September 2, 2026: Who Is Really Paying for American Politics? Real Clear Politics
August 31, 2026: Millions of Dollars in Secret Spending Could Upend the 2026 Midterms NY Times
August 3, 2026: Americans hate the two-party system but don’t know what should replace it Washington Post
July 17, 2026: The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Course Real Clear Politics
July 16, 2026: Democracy in an Age of Powermaxxing Paul Krugman
June 30, 2026: Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits CBS
June 2, 2026: Poll: Voters Want Solutions for Government Corruption Brennan Center for Justice
May 7, 2026: Corruption is at an all time high. Senator Ed Markey
April 11, 2026: Talking with Lisa Graves Paul Krugman Substack
April 8, 2026: Half of US States Are Now in Revolt Over Money in Politics Independent Voter News
April 3, 2026: Put the people in control Mountain Democrat
April 1, 2026: How We Get Rid of “Citizens United” Robert Reich
March 31, 2026: How Corruption Affects Democracy Brennan Center for Justice
March 27, 2026: The No Kings protests keep growing. Are they having an impact? Washington Post
March 24, 2026: Washington group’s spending in Wausau council races dwarfs what local donors can give Wausau Pilot and Review
March 22, 2026: Partisan spending, ‘dark money’ flood Wausau city council races Wausau Pilot and Review
March 9, 2026: The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics NYTimes
March 4, 2026: It’s Time for Congress to DISCLOSE Election Spending Campaign Legal Center
March 3, 2026: Government Still Leads as Nation’s Top Problem Gallup
February 18, 2026: Let Idaho fix campaign finance, get dark money out of politics Idaho Statesman
February 18, 2026: Billionaires Gone Wild Paul Krugman
February 16, 2026: Elections have been hijacked by the rich The Cap Times
January 29, 2026: How Affordability Relates to Income Inequality and Money in Politics Get Money Out Of Politics
January 20, 2026: Nine Solutions for Political Corruption Brennan Center for Justice
January 6, 2026: How Bribery Became Legal The Existentialist Republic
January 5, 2026: ‘It’s Going to Change Everything’: A Supreme Court Case Could Rock Campaigns This Year NOTUS